Senior Pastor
Over the centuries God’s people have made close, intimate binding relationships with those who reject our faith and worldview, bringing great pain to themselves. We see this mistake when we compare Jacob and his twin Esau…
Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Followers of Christ
Sermons by Doug Humphrey (Senior Pastor) (Page 5)
God is the source of all blessing. Sometimes that blessing provokes jealousy in others and they may seek to take what we have. If that happens, how will you respond? Will you fight fire with fire? Will you cling to what you have, fearing that others may take it away? Or will you trust God…
Too often we find ourselves acting just like our parents. Growing up we vowed we would imitate our parents in the things we thought they did well and improve upon what we didn’t like. But oftentimes, under duress, we find ourselves doing or saying things we vowed to ourselves we would never do…
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. Choose the blessing of God over those fleeting things this world offers. Application / Challenge TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down…
Jacob was a fascinating man with a messy life. God made promises to him. All Jacob had to do was to receive them by faith. But he could never quite bring himself to fully trust God. He was a schemer, a conniver, a rascal. But despite his struggles to trust God, God delivered on his promises. This is his story….
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. Application / Challenge In order to grow in 2025, make sure you’re cultivating the following spiritual disciplines: TAKE ONE STEP Each week,…
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…
What did it feel like to experience that first Christmas? Those living it must have been filled with awe and wonder! What emotions fill us at Christmas? Probably not awe and wonder. Let’s restore the joy of that first Christmas by focusing on what Christmas is really all about – the gift of God’s Son!
Sunday we look at the first Messianic prophecy. It hints of a human redeemer who will give Satan a mortal wound while sustaining what amounts to a wounded heel. As future revelation unfolded, this prophecy became clearer. This redeemer was born on the first Christmas–his name is Jesus!
In this message we will take a deep dive into Jesus’ final hours on the cross. We learn as much about him in his death as we do in his life. The day of his crucifixion changed forever those who witnessed these events first hand and continue to reverberate through history.